Winding drum for wall driers



IJuly 21, 1931.

L. JUDELSON WINDING DRUM FOR WALL DRIERS Original Filed July 8. 1927OU/5 11de/50i? XNVENTOR BY M la ATroRNEY.

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` wINnINGDRUM ronjwnnr). DRIERs original ppneauen'mea muyY s, 1927,

` This invention relates to improvements in clothes driers of thewwalltype andhas particular reference to a winding drum used to elevate fandlower the drieiand tov hold-'the latterin any of its elevatedpositions.l

' l This is a divisional application yof my United States LettersPatent'No. 1,731,050, issued October 8,1929. Y f,

The invention'has for-its object to provideV "to a winding drum of thecharaeterhereinafter fully described which is particularly applicable tothe wall type of. drier Vandgwhich is y simpleV in its construction,inexpensive 't0` manufacture andsell, and eiicientinopera- Y i Iaccomplish' this object'by meansl of the arrangement illustrativelyexempliiied in the accompanying drawings, `in A which, Figure` 1 isaside elevational view of the vwall drieremau bodyingy in its sconstruction my improved` winding drum; Figure 2 is ax'substantiallyvlongitudinal sectional view ofthe drum and lFigure 3 is atransversesectional `,view taken on the lines '3a-'3loiFigurey 2.' 1 j y Referringto the drawings and particularshaped contrivance comprising a longnaryrow frameyha'vinga back board 11, side Wallsv ,12' and top piece 13,thefi'ront of the frame Ser being ,open` as is'also thebottomsend. Thelongitudinalupright side walls 12 are each l'P'IOvded radjacent their"Jfront yends with grooves orchannels 14 which face each other L acrossthepfrontof theboX andaccommodate the opposite sides of a Xed operatingboard 1`5v-at the lower 'end of the device and a slidfing'drierqb'oardorlift 16 rthroughoutthe "length of the Jframe above the-'lined board 15V'and below the top `piec`e `1 3. .ln/order to in. 4113 ,and adjacent.the four corners thereof, rollers,v

sure perfect movement ofthe drier board 1o .Vs-:17 are disposed ontheuprightfsides,whi ch e bear in the*groovesandy guide the lift du ingelevation thereof.l

, The lift 16 is manipulatedby'means orav block vrand tackle 18,oneblock beingV carried by the top piecek13, the other vbeing linked toqrtheuppergenu Oftheuft, ,While the Cable 19 yisthreaded through bothblocks 18 and pro. ,v jects throughout the lengthofthe framelto a serialNo. 264348. `inifiua'andl y192er serial ivujseauei.-l

*f and attached `:about itself. 1

:32.y Theseagrooves ,are ,for the purpose of accommodating la pin 33projecting Stiktans'-k pulleylor drum`20aboutwhich the cable yis Woundfor unwound to; alter the 'positionfof i the lift, lthe @other 'end ofthe y'cable 19 @being jbroughtaover 'the second sheave of the block The1drum20, Figuresl2 and y'3 comprises flfeflbly-a flanged spool keyed `toa rotary* shaft-21 4vwhich is supported in fa bearing 22 projectingthrough the midportion yof the,vr 260 fixedL board I15 .from vface toface, asillustra'- rtively exeniplied particularly vin v:Figure 3.

rThe 'bearing 22 is providedv with :av-flange23 disposedgover andattached to the yrear face of the fixed board 15 betweenthe flatter andthef-flangefof the spool 20. The opposite end ofzthe bearing22 isifflushwith the front Yface jeetsytherebeyond* toreceive a toothed ratchetwheel 24whi'cheis keyedtozthe shat-an'dpro- ,Y v y vided Withk anintegralcollar25. A housing 26 is -disposedvover ,the l:ratchet 24 andpro-y gecting` radially and in angupward" direction from the housingyis'an integral/cone shaped i portion 27 within which a .fpaw'l` 28, inthe form of apinisjguided. The pinatlits inner., end infithefhousing kis.provided with a dia-y` the'latter against rotary'movement. The pin j fnormally urgedy in the directionof :the ratchetwheel21by means Vor aspring,-e1'1``VVV y s f circling' 'the ypin in the conical portion"27ofthe housing 'and :bearing at 'oneend against ythe shoulders formed 'bythe "projecting portions of the toe 29'and` atthe Aother against theconverging wall of the part 27 The outer'`-'e`ndy :of the vcone 27terminates; in "ai bearing 3()y for the@ pinx2'8 and is provided132,1one`groove-'31being,atright anglestothe s f other 'groove 32 andcut rto a .substantially u' f greater ,depth than "that of Athe lattergroove versely through the pawlor pin 28v at la point therein which,`when supported in thedeeper ,guroofve'` 31,' @permit-s the 4toe 29 to.engage ibe- 29 is free of the ratchet wheel and allows the same to berotated in one or the other direc'-r tion. Y; ReferringY n'owto thedrie-r proper, illus'-A tween the teeth of the ratchet wheel 24, and pindisposed transversely of theV pawl to which when lifted with the pin 28and turned locate in one or the other of said cuts to to rest in theshallower groove 32V the toe assume` its two operative positions. Y

trated particularly'in Figure 1, the board or )lift 16 is provided witha bracket 38 project;

ing, frompthe front thereof,` the'br'acket vhaving at its free iend anupright pivot pin 39 about which asecond bracke't'40`is pivoted.y Thebracket 40 carries a triangularly shaped t c Aframe 41 which, in turn,supportsby means of a brace43, another frame of the same v f shape andVdimensions and tie vbar 44. The f triangular frarnesV 41V and 42 arearranged Y `so that their vbase anglesare uppermost and "bars orV rods44 upon which are hungthe the apices are'1 directed downwardly.

the sides of the frames, are` disposed drier clothes to be dried.According to this ar- Y rangement, each row of bars 44 isdisposed 1 lift16 may be lowered by manipulating the i 'Y clear that becausepfthepivoted support for the drierlframe,`the samefmay be ad-k space. Afterhanging the clothes upon thel inside the row immediately above, so as toenableall .of thebars to support hanging articles 4without interferingwith each other. In operation, thedrier is installed in a room' byhanging it againstY a side wall or by building it'into the wall.y TheboX kl() of course,'fis in uprightV position with the fixed board' 15 atthe lower end.- A crank i 45-is attached to the shaft-21 whereby the YAll". spaced intervals throughout the length of In testimony wh lpin orpawl 28 to disengage the ratchet wheel y 24fand`allowxfreer rotarymovement ofjthe spool 20 to unwindt'hecable19. It willbe justedsubstantially degrees to accommodate any conditionof the room andtwallrods', 44, the crank 45 is manipulated `to lre wind. the cable,resulting in the kelevation of 4 the board, 16 to any Vdesirable height;The lpin or pawl' 28 is then turned toenable the pin 33 to drop into thedeep grooves 3,1f' and the toe Qlbetween adjacent teeth of the ratchetwheel 21,thereby locking the same and holding the lift elevated.

' Having nowy described my invention, what Y IA claim and desiretorsecure by Letters Patent, is;

" combination therewith ofa ratchet wheel, a

Apawlguided radially :of the wheel,-aspringi urging the pawl in thedirection of the wheel and meansy forlsupporting the pawl'out of'thepath oftheteeth of said Vwheel inone position and for allowing thepawl to engage the said teeth'in another position, said meansy'comprisingfa fixed housing for. the pawl zhavinga free endV providedwith cross cuts,

' Ina windingdru-Inffor a wall drier,-the

ereof I affix my signature.

Louis JUDELsoN.

